Word: moralisms
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...some would argue that your return to politics would make it more difficult to heal the divisions in Thai society. I have to give moral support to my supporters. If I'm not going to fight anymore, that might hurt the feelings of my supporters. They are fighting for democracy. They are fighting for the rule of law. They are beyond just...
Senator Patrick Leahy's advocacy for a truth commission, charged with uncovering facts about alleged torture and civil-liberties abuses by the Bush Administration, is warranted [March 2]. Despite all that is right about our country, it is painfully clear that we tend to set aside the moral and ethical breaches in our history. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in South Africa in the aftermath of apartheid was designed to encourage a national catharsis of a shameful past. Most agree that the effort was worthwhile. Some would say there can be no forgiveness without repentance. The Bush-Cheney...
...have since tried this experiment with varied levels of success. What this initiative ultimately amounts to is a kind of sentimental gratuity that fans can leave their favorite bands. Someone who gave Radiohead $10 for “In Rainbows” most likely did so out of a moral desire to reward the group for their work rather than a direct estimation of the songs’ monetary worth. Thus the question of music’s value is still unsolved by this scheme.Of course, a Mastercard commercial would tell us that music is “Priceless...
...discussing are far more important and lasting than just here in the United States.” Going beyond quantitative economic analysis, Friedman discussed the ethical implications behind deciding between firing foreign or domestic workers. “I thought his idea of looking at economics through moral consequences would appeal to a lot of students” said Gabrielle M. Domb ’11, who helped coordinate the launch party. The international publication’s Winter 2009 issue, titled “Rethinking Finance Beyond the Crisis,” aimed to answer a series of looming...
...wonderfully unsexy as in Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s thoroughly engaging drama “Serbis.” Rather than exposing the unseen underworld of the sex-for-sale industry, the film—shot in Tagalog with English subtitles—explores the complex moral conflicts that all-too-guilty pleasures cause in a country like the Philippines, itself conflicted by the secular influences left by decades as a Western territory on its actively religious tradition. Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and showing at the Brattle Theatre...